Davis' big fourth quarter helps Wolves end three-game slide

In a turnover-heavy game, Davis scored 14 of his 22 points in
the fourth quarter and Mike James added 20 and six assists as
the Timberwolves snapped a three-game losing streak with a 95-84
victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, who endured their fourth
straight loss.

Kevin Garnett collected 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists
for Minnesota, which survived a season-high 24 turnovers.
Garnett tied his own club record by reaching double figures in
points in 338 consecutive games.

"I just came out shooting the ball good," Davis said of his
fourth-quarter effort. "The guys found me and I just got open
looks. It's big when somebody plays big in the fourth. It's
what we needed."

The Wolves entered the fourth quarter with a 68-65 edge, even
though they had committed 20 turnovers.

But Davis took control, scoring seven straight points for
Minnesota to extend the margin to 75-67 with 10:08 left. Four
minutes later, Davis converted a three-point play, found James
for a 3-pointer and drilled consecutive jumpers for a 90-79
cushion with 1:38 to go.

"I still don't know how we won the game with 25 turnovers on the
road and as sloppy as we played throughout the game," Wolves
coach Dwane Casey said. "We have to get better with our
offensive execution; passing the basketball and doing a better
job of executing our offensive sets.

"He (Davis) did a good of spacing the floor and found his
shooting touch," Casey said. "He and Mike both did the job of
knocking down open shots." Rookie Randy Foye, who attended
college at Villanova, made his return to Philadelphia, scoring
eight points and dishing out four assists in 22 minutes.

"It feels good to be back here and to play in front of all the
fans," Foye said. "I knew everyone was coming to the game so I
was looking forward to going out there and them cheering when I
got in the game."

"They were just playing better than us," Iverson said. "We
didn't match their intensity. There is no excuse for that. We
are at home. We are supposed to have that intensity. We are
supposed to have the momentum. They just outplayed us."

"Our effort out on the floor wasn't good enough," Philadelphia
coach Maurice Cheeks said. "It wasn't that we didn't play with
any effort. It just wasn't good enough. We played
nip-and-tuck, nip-and-tuck."